Sa Gabi ng Isang Piyon
In the Night of a Peon is a Tagalog poem written by Lamberto E. Antonio in 1946. It is about the life of a Filipino laborer. SA GABI NG ISANG PIYON Paano ka makakatulog? Iniwan man ng mga palad mo ang...
View ArticleMay Mga Tugtuging Hindi Ko Malimot
This Tagalog poem was written in the early 20th century by the prolific Filipino poet Jose Corazon de Jesus. MAY MGA TUGTUGING HINDI KO MALIMOT O may mga tugtog na nagsasalita, malungkot na boses ng...
View ArticleBagong Taon (Tula ng Pag-ibig)
a short Tagalog love poem from the early 20th century * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleTula: Agaw-Dilim
The Tagalog poem Agaw-Dilim was written by Filipino poet José Corazón de Jesús, who was known as Huseng Batute. The term agawdilim literally means “snatching darkness” or “grasping darkness” — it...
View ArticleJose Corazon de Jesus
Known as the King of the Balagtasan and as Makata ng Puso, José Corazón de Jesús was born in Manila on November 22, 1896. He wrote Tagalog poetry during the American occupation of the Philippines...
View ArticleTagalog Proverbs – Plants
Mga Halimbawa ng Salawikain na May Kaugnayan sa Mga Halaman * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleMga Bugtong at Sagot
Mga Bugtong: Tagalog Riddles Isang balong malalim, punong-puno ng patalim. A deep well that is full of chisels. SAGOT: answerbibig (mouth) Dalawang batong maitim, malayo ang dinarating. Two black...
View ArticleBagong Taon (Tula ng Pag-ibig)
a short Tagalog love poem from the early 20th century * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleTULA: Pastol
Ang tulang ito ay isinulat ni Lamberto E. Antonio. PASTOL Sakay ng kalabaw na may tarak na silahis, Ang pulang kanluran sa pisngi ng pastol Ay kundimang maisisipol. Narinig ko nang sumipol ang isang...
View ArticleSa Bilangguan ng Pag-ibig
The poem “In Love’s Prison” was written by the prolific Filipino poet Jose Corazon de Jesus. SA BILANGGUAN NG PAG-IBIG WALANG SALA’Y NAPIPIIT! Lumuluhang isinasayapak ng dalagang walang awa: kay A....
View ArticleTULA: Sa Tabi ng Dagat
This famous Tagalog love poem was written by Ildefonso Santos in 1897. SA TABI NG DAGAT Marahang-marahang manaog ka, Irog, at kata’y lalakad, maglulunoy katang payapang-payapa sa tabi ng dagat; di na...
View ArticleTULA: Lupa
Halimbawa ng tulang may malayang taludturan * Visit us here at TAGALOG LANG.
View ArticleHalimbawa ng Talumpati
This is great example of a traditional speech in Tagalog. It was given by Ms. Pilar J. Lazaro Hipolito at Bagumbayan, in commemoration of the 10th year after the execution of Filipino national hero...
View ArticleAng “Valentine” Ko (Poem)
“My Valentine” is a poem in Tagalog by Filipino poet Aniceto Silvestre. ANG “VALENTINE” KO AKO ay naghanda ng puting tarheta, sa gitna’y may pusong mapulang-mapula; ito’y kasimputi ng aking panata,...
View ArticleIsang Dipang Langit
The title of this poem by Amado V. Hernandez can be translated into English as A Piece of Heaven. Signed in Muntinlupa Prison on April 22, 1952. Isang Dipang Langit Ako’y ipiniit ng linsil na puno...
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